Project Management Toolkit: The Basics for Project Success

Cover
About the author
About the Project Management Essentials series
Foreword
Acknowledgements
How to use this book
Contents
1. Introduction
	Aims
	Management by project
	The Project Manager
2. The project life-cycle
	What is a project?
	What is the project life-cycle?
	Why do projects fail?
	The ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ side of project management
3. Stage One: why?
	Why?
	Tool: ‘Why?’ Checklist
		The ‘Why?’ Checklist explained
		Using the ‘Why?’ Checklist
	Tool: Benefits Hierarchy
		The Benefits Hierarchy explained
		Using the Benefits Hierarchy
	Tool: Benefits Specification Table
		The Benefits Specification Table explained
		Using the Benefits Specification Table
	Tool: Business Case Tool (value-add or not?)
		The Business Case Tool explained
		Using the Business Case Tool
	Case study A — if only the ‘Why?’ Checklist had been around then!
	Case study B — using the ‘Why?’ Checklist to stop a project
	Case study C — using the why tools to justify a project
	Handy hints
	Further reading
	And finally . . .
4. Stage Two: how?
	How?
	Project delivery planning
	Tool: ‘How?’ Checklist
		The ‘How?’ Checklist explained
		Using the ‘How’? Checklist
	Tool: Stakeholder Management Plan
		The Stakeholder Management Plan explained
		Using the Stakeholder Management Plan
	Tool: Table of Critical Success Factors (CSFs)
		The Table of Critical Success Factors explained
		Using the Table of Critical Success Factors
	Tool: RACI Chart
		The RACI Chart explained
		Using the RACI Chart
	Tool: Control Specification Table
		The Control Specification Table explained
		Using the Control Specification Table
	Case study D — if only the ‘How?’ Checklist had been around then!
	Case study E — using the ‘How?’ Checklist to re-plan a project
	Case study F — using the how tools to plan a project
	Handy hints
	Further reading
	And finally . . .
5. Stage Three: in control?
	In control?
	Control strategy
	Tool: ‘In Control?’ Checklist
		The ‘In Control?’ Checklist explained
		Using the ‘In Control?’ Checklist
	Tool: Risk Table and Matrix
		The Risk Table and Matrix explained
		Using the Risk Table and Matrix
	Tool: Earned Value
		The Earned Value Tool explained
		Using the Earned Value Tool
	Tool: Project Scorecard
		The Project Scorecard explained
		Using the Project Scorecard
	Case study G — if only the ‘In Control?’ Checklist had been around then!
	Case study H — using the in control tools to stop a project
	Case study I — using the in control tools to review a project
	Handy hints
	Further reading
	And finally . . .
6. Stage Four: benefits realized?
	Sustainability
	Tool: ‘Benefits Realized?’ Checklist
		The ‘Benefits Realized?’ Checklist explained
		Using the ‘Benefits Realized?’ Checklist
	Tool: Benefits Tracking Tool
		The Benefits Tracking Tool explained
		Using the Benefits Tracking Tool
	Tool: Project Assessment Tool
		The Project Assessment Tool explained
		Using the Project Assessment Tool
	Tool: Sustainability Checklist
		The Sustainability Checklist explained
		Using the Sustainability Checklist
	Case study J — if only the ‘Benefits Realized?’ Checklist had been around then!
	Case study K — using the benefits realized tools to redevelop a project
	Case study L — using the benefits realized tools to review a project
	Handy hints
	Further reading
	And finally . . .
7. Case Study One: the pharma facility project
	Situation
	Stage One — Business Case Development
		Lessons learnt
	Stage Two — Project Delivery Planning
		Lessons learnt
	Stage Three — Project Delivery
		Lessons learnt
	Stage Four — Benefits Realization
		Lessons learnt
	Conclusion
	Points to remember
8. Case Study Two: the business change project
	Situation
	Stage One — Business Case Development
		Lessons learnt
	Stage Two — Project Delivery Planning
		Lessons learnt
	Stage Three — Project Delivery
		Lessons learnt
	Stage Four — Benefits Realization
		Lessons learnt
	Conclusions
	And finally…
Index